[Fedora-packaging] Github URL clarification

[Gerald B. Cox]

Michael,

My belief is that if someone uses the "Release" mechanism, that is covered
by
the sentence which states:
"If the upstream *does* create tarballs you should use them as tarballs
provide an easier trail for people auditing the packages."
By creating the tag, upstream has clearly indicated their intent;  who are
we to second-guess them?
The commit hash part comes into play when a Revision or Tag has not been
created.

I also added some verbiage to my draft which discusses your point about the
different naming conventions that
you have observed.





On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Michael Cronenworth <mike at cchtml.com>
wrote:

> On 06/23/2015 12:09 PM, Gerald B. Cox wrote:
>
>> I'm working on a revision here:
>> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Gbcox/PackagingDrafts/SourceURL
>>
>> I'll take a look at that and see if I can clarify since I'm already
>> working on it.
>>
>
> Thanks, Gerald.
>
> Are you proposing to include or exclude the URL types that use the
> "Release" mechanism? Some interpret the guidelines to exclude them, but as
> I noted many packages interpret they may include them.
>
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